• Trash and recycling collection occurs weekly on your scheduled day, either Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.

• Residents will no longer have to provide their own bins. Casella will provide each resident two carts, one for trash and one for recycling.

• Casella will no longer collect any material left outside of the carts.

• Beginning the week of August 30, 2026, Pay-As-You-Throw purple bags will be required for trash collection.

• Residents can contact Casella’s customer service representatives at 207-518-8653 or report issues through Casella’s App.

• For more information about our automated trash collection, click the link below:

  • Automated Trash Collection Page

PAYT Program begins the Week of August 30, 2026

• Residents will begin using the purple bags for trash collection.

• Purple Bags come in two sizes and are packaged in rolls of five (5).

• 5 - 15 Gallon Bags: $9.00

• 5 - 33 Gallon Bags: $15.00

• Purple Bags are rolled up with a Town of Durham Wrap. For easy removal without tearing the bag, click the link below:

  • WasteZero PAYT Wrap Flyer Info

Currently, PAYT bags are available to purchase at:

• Durham Get and Go
• Food City in Lisbon Falls
• Market Basket in Topsham
• Shaw’s in Freeport

For More Information, Visit our Automated Trash Collection Page

• Click here to visit our Automated Trash Collection Page

We have learned that scammers are sending emails posing as the Town of Durham, requesting wire transfers to pay for invoices due to the Town of Durham. We would never ask anyone to wire money to the town. Please call the town office if you have received an email and are unsure whether it is legitimate.\ \ Durham Town Office: 207-353-2561

To view the new digitized Land Use Ordinance, click the link below:

• Digitized Land Use Ordinance (eCode 360)

For more information, click the link below:

• Town of Durham’s Municipal Code Site

Town of Durham, Maine News Blast

The Town of Durham sends a weekly News Blast every Friday at 8 am. If you would like to join our mailing list, click the link below:

• Join Our Mailing List/View Archive News Blasts